Description
This Roasted Pepper Salad with Feta, Pine Nuts & Basil is a vibrant and flavorful Mediterranean dish that combines the smoky sweetness of roasted peppers with the salty tang of feta cheese, the crunch of pine nuts, and the fresh aroma of basil.
Ingredients
Scale
Bell Peppers:
- 4 large bell peppers (red, yellow, or orange)
Pine Nuts:
- 1/4 cup pine nuts
Feta Cheese:
- 1/2 cup crumbled feta cheese
Dressing:
- 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
- 1 teaspoon honey
- 1 garlic clove (minced)
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
Basil:
- 1/4 cup fresh basil leaves (torn)
Instructions
- Preheat the Oven: Preheat your oven broiler or grill to high.
- Roast the Peppers: Place whole bell peppers on a baking sheet and broil or grill until skins are charred. Peel, remove seeds, and slice into strips.
- Toast the Pine Nuts: Toast pine nuts in a skillet until golden and fragrant.
- Prepare the Dressing: Whisk together olive oil, red wine vinegar, honey, garlic, salt, and pepper.
- Assemble the Salad: Arrange roasted pepper strips on a platter, sprinkle with pine nuts and feta, drizzle with dressing, and top with torn basil leaves.
Notes
- This salad can be served warm or chilled.
- Try adding Kalamata olives for extra Mediterranean flavor.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Salad
- Method: No-Cook
- Cuisine: Mediterranean
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 salad
- Calories: 220
- Sugar: 5g
- Sodium: 240mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 12g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 10g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 15mg
